[[Thomas Jefferson]] commissioned '''the Lewis and Clark Expedition''' in 1803 to explore the northwest territory in order to observe a transcontinental route and natural resources.

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[[Thomas Jefferson]] commissioned the '''Lewis and Clark Expedition''' in 1803 to explore the northwest territory in order to observe a transcontinental route and natural resources.

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In 1804, about 45 men headed by [[Meriwether Lewis]] and William Clark moved up the Missouri River, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and from the Columbia River, reached the Pacific Ocean by November 1805. They returned to St. Louis by September 1806 with great fanfare and important information on native people, plants and animals, and geography. (The Rockies destroyed any plans for easy navigation to the ocean.)

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In 1804, about 45 men headed by [[Meriwether Lewis]] and William Clark moved up the Missouri River, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and from the Columbia River, reached the Pacific Ocean by November 1805. They returned to St. Louis by September 1806 with great fanfare and important information on native people, plants and animals, and geography.

==See Also==

==See Also==

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*[[Lewis and Clark Plants at Monticello]]

*[[Origins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition]]

*[[Origins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition]]

*[[Preparations for the Lewis and Clark Expedition]]

*[[Preparations for the Lewis and Clark Expedition]]

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*[[Return of Lewis and Clark]]

== Further Sources ==

== Further Sources ==

Current revision

Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1803 to explore the northwest territory in order to observe a transcontinental route and natural resources.

In 1804, about 45 men headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark moved up the Missouri River, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and from the Columbia River, reached the Pacific Ocean by November 1805. They returned to St. Louis by September 1806 with great fanfare and important information on native people, plants and animals, and geography.